As one of Europe's leading facilities for high-performance computing, HLRS is a diverse community of scientists, engineers, and other professionals focused on discovering and developing new applications of powerful digital technologies and computer science methods.

The High-Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart (HLRS) is Germany's first national high-performance computing centre. It operates one of the world's fastest supercomputers and offers universities, research institutions, and industrial partners access to high-performance computing. Furthermore, HLRS holds a leading global position in the research areas of parallel computing, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, and is significantly involved in international and national research projects.

For Team Cloud, we are looking for a

Student Assistant / Research Assistant (HiWi) (m/f/d)
in the area of internal AI inferencing services
HLRS_20_2026

Here's what you can expect:
– Exciting insights into the world of cloud systems and AI
– Flexible working hours
– Fair compensation

What awaits you:
– Supporting the evaluation and internal use of an AI inference service at HLRS
– Collecting and evaluating tasks that could be addressed through the internal service
– Writing internal documentation and user-oriented material

Ideally, you bring the following qualifications:
– Interest in artificial intelligence, AI inference services, cloud computing, or user-oriented AI workflows
– Basic experience with the Linux operating system, and some programming or scripting experience, for example in Python
– A careful and responsible way of working with internal information
– Good communication skills in English
– At least 10 hours of availability per week

The work will be carried out in close coordination with Team Cloud. The focus of the position is on evaluation, benchmarking, documentation, training, and user support. Independent responsibility for service deployment or maintenance is not part of the position.
Your workplace is located in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, in close proximity to the University of Stuttgart and the Stuttgart Media University. Remuneration is based on the hourly rates applicable to the University of Stuttgart.

If we have sparked your interest, please send your application documents, including your desired starting date, with the subject “HLRS_20_2026” to:
bewerbungen(at)hlrs.de by August 6th, 2026.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In an effort to strengthen the presence of female workers in the scientific areas, the University of Stuttgart invites women to apply for this job opening. Full-time positions may in general be turned into part-time positions. Disabled people will have priority as long as they are equally qualified. The recruitment process will be handled by the central administration of the University of Stuttgart. Information on the handling of applicant data in accordance with Art. 13 DS-GVO can be found at: https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/privacy-notice/job-application/.